Appeal Court Discharges Nnamdi Kanu, Challenges High Court’s Jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.

A three-man panel of the appellate court on Thursday held that the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdiction to try Mr. Kanu on the grounds of his of his abduction and extraordinary rendition to Nigeria which violates the protocol on extradition and the OAU convention.

The court held that the Federal Government failed to disclose the exact location Mr. Kanu was arrested; neither did the 15-count charge against him disclose the place, date, time, and nature of the alleged offenses before extraditing him.

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Consequently, the appellate court discharged Kanu of the charges proffered against him by the federal government